Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $177,000.00 - $221,000.00 per year

The Walton Family Foundation is seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to join the foundation as a Senior Program Officer.

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization to foster an environment where all associates THRIVE and belong. We do this by creating:

• a culture committed to continuous learning that recognizes and values differences
• an environment of respect and connection to learn from the richness of identities, experiences, and perspectives
• fair access for all to opportunities for growth and advancement

About the Position
What you will do
The Senior Program Officer will manage a diverse portfolio of local and national grantees, as well as manage strategic projects and initiatives. Specific duties include the following:

• Help shape investment plans aligned with the Home Region strategy, develop and track budgets, and be held accountable for yearly progress in meeting objectives
• You will manage relationships with grantees and potential grantees including seeking and performing due diligence on proposals aligned with the Home Region strategies
• Support and professional develop direct reports focused on Home Region Sense of Place work
• Complete other projects and assignments as requested by the foundation’s Board, the Home Region Committee, the Executive Director, or the Home Region Program Director

Who we are looking for
Personal attributes that support your success
The Senior Program Officer should ideally possess the following attributes:

• You have the ability to give and receive feedback graciously
• You know how to build effective relationships and networks to achieve results
• Passion for, and knowledge of, urban planning and design

Qualifications required for your success
The Senior Program Officer must possess the following professional qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree; relevant master’s degree or higher preferred. A degree in urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture preferred
• At least 10 years of work in a relevant field
• Excellent written communication skills and experience in producing both brief and longer written products in a timely fashion for internal and external audiences
• Excellent oral communication skills, with experience in public speaking and conveying complex issues to internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze, think critically, and understand emerging urban planning issues

Additional helpful experience includes

• Grants management
• Non-profit management
• Management of million-dollar capital projects
• Municipal policy

About the Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation is, at its core, a family-led foundation. Three generations of the descendants of our founders, Sam and Helen Walton, and their spouses, work together to lead the foundation and create access to opportunity for people and communities. We work in three areas: improving K-12 education, protecting rivers and oceans and the communities they support, and investing in our home region of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. To learn more visit waltonfamilyfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, with offices in Washington, D.C., Jersey City, New Jersey, and Denver, Colorado, approximately 109 staff conduct the day-to-day operations of the foundation.

About the Home Region Program
The Home Region’s goal is to honor the Walton Family’s special and ongoing commitment to the region where they launched one of the best-known American business success stories, by creating and sustaining long-term economic development for residents and business in the area. The Home Region’s annual grant budget is in excess of $55 million per year.
The Home Region accomplishes this goal through two initiatives:

• Northwest Arkansas – Focused on attracting and retaining top talent at all levels and ensuring the long-term viability of the region by investing in four major strategy areas that have been shown to impact both current quality of life and the long-term economic viability of the region and its residents. These strategies are: Create a World-Class System of Pre-K-12 Schools, Strengthen Coordinated Economic Development, Establish the Region as a Leader in Arts and Cultural Amenities, and Preserve a Sense of Place.

• Delta Region of Arkansas and Mississippi - Focused on addressing key basic needs in targeted counties in order to establish a base on which future economic development can occur by investing in a strategy for Pre-K-12 educational improvement in the broader Delta geography, and three specific strategies targeted to Phillips County, Arkansas, and Coahoma County, Mississippi, where the foundation has worked for a number of years to develop an understanding of the communities, their leaders, and the issues they face.

Learn more about the Home Region Program strategy here.

Compensation and Benefits
The Walton Family Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.
Salary Range: $177,000 - $221,000

Equal Opportunity Employer
The Walton Family Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree; relevant master’s degree or higher preferred. A degree in urban planning, landscape architecture, or architecture preferred
• At least 10 years of work in a relevant field
• Excellent written communication skills and experience in producing both brief and longer written products in a timely fashion for internal and external audiences
• Excellent oral communication skills, with experience in public speaking and conveying complex issues to internal and external audiences
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Intellectual agility and the ability to analyze, think critically, and understand emerging urban planning issues